Adobe
Photoshop

• Photoshop’s interface and workflow 
•  How to work with Layers 
•  Tone and colour correction 
•  Image retouching techniques 
•  Filters to add special effects 
•  Free digital course assets 
•  Free post-course helpdesk support 

DAY ONE:

PHOTOSHOP ESSENTIALS

• The Photoshop interface
• Working with tabbed windows
• Image Navigation tools
• Using the History panel and multiple undo
• History brush and snapshots
• Working with Mini Bridge

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A PHOTOSHOP FILE

• Pixels and paint programs
• Image resolution, dimensions and file size
• Understanding colour channels
• Understanding file formats

SETTING BASIC IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS

• Creating new documents
• Cropping and rotating artwork
• Changing image size
• Making colour mode conversions
• Saving and exporting files for web and print
• Upsampling low resolution images

CORRECTING AN IMAGE

• Understanding image Histograms
• Using the Levels command
• Adjusting colour balance
• Editing Hue and Saturation
• Replacing object colour

WORKING WITH SELECTIONS

• Lasso and marquee tools
• Quick Selection and Magic Wand tools
• Feathering selections
• Modifying selection shape
• Saving and loading selections

RETOUCHING TECHNIQUES

• Removing imperfections and unwanted details
• The Clone and Heal tools
• Healing Brush tools
• Content Aware retouching tools

DAY TWO:

WORKING WITH PAINT AND COLOUR

• Mixing and sampling colour
• The Paint Brush tools
• Working with Brush settings
• Adding solid colour fills
• Adding gradient fills

WORKING WITH LAYERS

• Building a multi-layered document
• Adding transparency to objects
• Moving, scaling and rotating layers
• Linking layers
• Locking and protecting layers
• Merging and flattening layers
• Exporting layered documents

CREATIVE TECHNIQUES USING LAYERS

• Layer opacity and blends
• Creating layer effects
• Shadow, glow and emboss effects
• Introducing layer masks

SHAPE AND TEXT LAYERS

• Vector shape layers
• Adjusting shape layer properties
• Working with the Text tool
• Character and paragraph formatting

SPECIAL EFFECTS WITH FILTERS

• Using Photoshop filters
• Sharpen and Blur filters
• Using the Liquify command
• Camera shake reduction in Photoshop CC

PRINTING AND OPTIMISING DOCUMENTS

• Printing from Photoshop
• The Save for Web and Devices command
• Image compression and optimisation settings

This Adobe authorised training course provides an ideal introduction to Adobe Photoshop CC. You need no previous experience to attend this course.

LSPR Professional Development Advanced Certificate. The Advanced Certificate is recognised by the: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Certification Service: http://www.cpduk.co.uk